A new demonstration of the illusory letters phenomenon: Graphemic restoration in Arabic word perception

Perception

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 215-218

  Jordan, Timothy R ^a   Sheen, Mercedes ^a   AlJassmi, Maryam A ^a   Paterson, Kevin B ^b  

^a ZAYED UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabic; Illusory letters phenomenon; Word perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; HUMAN; ILLUSION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; READING;

ADULT; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; READING;

EID: 84924182206     PISSN: 03010066     EISSN: 14684233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/p7885     Document Type: Article

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